Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh

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Addictive TV
The Eye of the Pilot
live multimedia performance
ARTIST STATEMENT
The visual and musical journey takes the audience to places such as
Karachi, Ivory Coast, Saigon, Tahiti, and San Francisco, capturing
the romantic innocence of the world at a time when traveling with a
home movie camera was still highly unusual. The performance gives
a rare glimpse into the beginnings of a world that we all now take
for granted, where recording of images and international travel are
common place.
Interwoven with stylised interviews with pilot Raymond lamy, the
original footage is re-worked with graphics to a new and original
soundtrack by Addictive TV, which features live guitar from French
artist Alejandro de Valera, who specialises in composing for and
playing his rare, custom-built fretless guitars.
The Eye of the Pilot was supported by the Paris arts board Arcadi as
part of their experimental multimedia grants. It has been performed
at several venues, including the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the
National Theatre in london, and The Cologne Museum of Applied Arts.
CONTACT
Electronic Art and Animation Catalog Art Gallery Electronically Mediated Performances
Addictive TV
The Old House, 39a North Road
london, N7 9DP United Kingdom
francoise@addictive.com
www.addictive.com/pilot
TECHNICAl STATEMENT
The Eye of the Pilot can be described as a live cinema performance,
as both the audio and visuals are performed live, which is possible
only with thanks to recent developments in audio/visual performance
technology. Addictive TV use professional DVD turntables (the DVJ:
X1), which they helped test and launch for Pioneer a few years ago.
AV Performance Software: VJammPro, alongside Ableton live audio
software and live guitars.